|
:: June 3, 2006 Quilt Back
Today I finished the back for the Pie in the Sky quilt. This is my first pieced back and now I wonder why I haven't always done it this way. Well, I guess in some circumstances the quilting you have planned for the front won't work with anything but whole cloth in the back, but if you like piecing tops more than the quilting and finishing process, this is perfect. Also, sewing together big chunks of fabric is hard. Cutting long pieces perfectly on the grain is hard. (Or is it just me?) There is some waviness in this one but I'm pretty sure it'll quilt out. Umm, did I say something about not doing a matchy-matchy thing with the Denyse Schmidt fabric line? I was wrong. I just love these fabrics and how they look together. PS, the pink is not so contrasty in person -- the dots in the white fabric pick it up. In that last entry I was having that little border problem. Thank you SO much for all your input. I really did feel like framing the circle blocks with a contrasting color or pattern would have destroyed the aesthetic. Turns out my local Hancock fabrics got a new shipment of the kona cotton solids and lo and behold, there's my peacock blue! It is still obviously a different dye lot, but it's much less noticeable a difference and one I think I can get away with. posted by in Quilting , _____-Alongs
Comments I almost always piece my backs, because I'm too lazy to go out and buy backing, and because I have enough leftovers and wanted to use up the fabric. Your back looks like an art quilt itself. Posted by Shelina on June 19, 2006 12:42 PM |
